모래
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 몰애 (Yale: mwolGay). Compare Hamgyeong dialect 몰개 (molgae)[1] and Jeju 몰레 (molle).[2]
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞ɾɛ] ~ [mo̞ɾe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [모래/모레]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | morae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | molae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | morae |
| Yale Romanization? | molay |
Noun
모래 • (morae)
Derived terms
- 모래땅 (moraettang): sandy land
- 모래밭 (moraebat): sands
- 모래알 (moraeal): grain of sand
- 모래주머니 (moraejumeoni): sandbag
- 모래색 (moraesaek): sand color
- 모래톱 (moraetop): sand dune
- 모래흙 (moraeheuk): sandy soil
See also
References
- ^ Jaehoon Yeon, Korean Dialects: a general survey, p. 7.
- ^ 제주어사전 (濟州語辭典), [Dictionary of the Jeju Language], [1], p. 375.